SkateparkNews

Homeowners Association Paid for Construction of Facility Starting this weekend, skateboarders in eastern Loudoun will no longer have to drive elsewhere to get their fill of nosegrinds, frontslides and fakies. This Saturday, Dec. 12, the first Loudoun County-owned skate park will open in South Riding. Built for $150,000 over a 37-day period, the concrete park is 5,600 square feet of ramps, hills and rails situated next to the Dulles South…

MARTINSBURG, WV – So what if their skatepark doesn’t have heat? Skateboarders and BMX riders around the region are simply grateful they now have one to call home. The Berkeley County BMX/Skatepark was officially dedicated Tuesday night in its location, an old cold-storage warehouse that previously stored apples and other fruits. The facility is adjacent to the BP gas station/ROCS convenience store off of Kelly Island Road. The idea for…

Organizers of a planned community center and skateboard park in Crofton are pressing ahead with fundraising after receiving preliminary approval from the Anne Arundel County Council, which includes submitting detailed construction and operating plans and raising $2.5 million in each of the next three years to build the project. The County Council approved the plan, which was forged between County Executive John R. Leopold and the Crofton Regional Community Center,…

SEREGNO, ITALY-The new skatepark will be open in Seregno this morning. It starts at 10 with athletes of four sports clubs training to the rhythm of hip hop. The athletes will train on the 400 meter, asphalt, oval track surrounding the skatepark. At 11.30 am the Mayor Giacinto Mariani will officially launch the structure with a ribbon cutting ceremony. At 15.10 in the afternoon, cyclists of five clubs who closed…

Skatepark La Friche Marseilles opened Nov 14 with a demo courtesy of DC Shoes France – Jonathan Jean Philippe Arthur Derrien, Sebastien Simon, Stephane Larance – and Antiz Skateboard – Samuel Partaix, Hugo Liard, Julian Bachelier. Skatepark La Friche de la belle de Mai (The Wasteland of the Beautiful May) is open from 8am to 12pm every day and prohibits BMX, Roller and especially Trotinette (Razors). Address: 41 rue Jobin…

The new Lithgow skatepark has been a great success, not only for the people riding bikes, scooters and skateboards but also for families and friends who like to sit and watch. With these crowds however come pedestrians and vehicles which can lead to road safety problems. “The skatepark is a great venue and we would like to keep it free from incidents,” Mayor Neville Castle said. “All drivers should be…

After school gets out in Echo, some kids make their way to the west side of town, near the Umatilla River, to check on the progress of the new skatepark. It’s just a hole in the ground now, lined with rebar and wooden forms. But the skatepark is fueling the dreams of young skaters all over Echo, Stanfield and Hermiston. “It’s going to be great,” said Thomas Lowrance, 13. “There…

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — After 10 years, what’s one more winter? The city’s new skatepark is completed, city staff members said Thursday, ending a long and tumultuous process of community fundraising, planning, delays, more fundraising and, finally, success — just in time for the snow to fly. But if weather allows, a soft opening of the skatepark will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday before city staff closes…

Sk8 City has come to the Seaway City. After years based away from home, renowned skateboarding legend Claude Regnier has brought the franchise to his hometown of Cornwall. The 50-year-old and Mary-Beth Lavoie, his girlfriend and business partner, are hard at work building half pipes, flat banks and maybe even a spine at 416 Cumberland St. in a 3,500-square-foot space that could allow up to 35 skaters at one time….

The long-awaited Kelso Rotary Skatepark will officially open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 12, the city of Kelso announced recently. “I’m excited to see the plans we’ve worked on for years come to fruition,” Mayor David Futcher stated in a press release. “The skatepark will finally give kids who prefer action sports a top-notch facility on a par with the ones we’ve provided for…